TWO REVERSE ENGINEERING METHODS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AN HIGH SPEED CRAFT SURFACE: A COMPARISON
DS 32: Proceedings of DESIGN 2004, the 8th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2004
Editor: Marjanovic D.
Author: Gerbino, S.; Renno, F.; Papa, S.
Section: SUPPORTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Page(s): 755 - 760
Abstract
The aim of the present work is to determine an optimal method for a virtual reconstruction, through Reverse Engineering (RE) techniques, of the hull of an high-speed craft (HSC).A laboratory has been set up for the acquisition of a 4 meter long HSC hull.RE techniques allow to make the digital duplication of a physical object starting from a point cloud acquired with a 3D scanner.A specific algorithm for fitting is proposed to have a local and global control over the reconstructed surfaces.The tests show acceptable errors by means of the custom algorithms.
Keywords: high speed craft, 3D acquisition, reverse engineering, shape variation